SAT. AUGUST 05, 2017— WEEKDAY 8 a.m. CUMPLEAÑOS— Maru Alexander Portillo (Familia) 5 p.m. + John E. Foster– Birthday (Junie O’Connell) 7 p.m. QUINCEAÑERA— Layla Ramon

SUN. AUGUST 06, 2017—THE TRANSFIGUARTION OF THE LORD

8 a.m. + Jose Aranda (Familia) + Guadalupe Olivares Alvarez (Familia) + Felipe Sanchez Mendoza–50 Aniversario (Familia) + Marco Antonio Casas Jr. (Familia) + Marco Antonio Sarabia (Familia) 10 a.m. FOR ALL PARISHIONERS 12 p.m. Belen Adel Campos— 7th Birthday (Grandparents) + Olga G. Martinez—Birthday (Mr. & Mrs. David Martinez)

+ Jesus Sepulveda (Wife & Family) + Rafael I. Campos (Oscar & Rosie Campos) 2 p.m. + Nancy Ramos (Familia) 4 p.m. + Hilaria & Ubaldo Canales (Familia) 6 p.m. + Genoveva Martinez (Family) MON. AUGUST 07, 2017— ST. SIXTUS II & COMPANIONS 7 a.m. Father Tom Davis– For his health 6 p.m. John & Wendy Ramos Wedding Anniversary (Family) TUE. AUGUST 08, 2017— ST. DOMINIC 7 a.m. Intencion Especial 6 p.m. + Francisco Campero (Family)

WED. AUGUST 09, 2017— ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS 7 a.m. Father Tom Davis— For his health 6 p.m. + Mrs. Lolita Benavides (Solis Family)

THU. AUGUST 10, 2017—SAINT LAWRENCE 7 a.m. Father Tom Davis— For his health

6 p.m. + Isidro Garcia– Birthday (Rosalinda Herrera & Son)

FRI. AUGUST 11, 2017— SAINT CLARE 7 a.m. + Martin Sanchez (Familia)

6 p.m. + Roberto Molina—Birthday (Wife & Family) SAT. AUGUST 12, 2017— ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL 8 a.m. + Alicia Gutierrez (Gutierrez Family) 3 p.m. QUINCEAÑERA— Soraya Reyna 5 p.m. + David Cremo 37th Anniversary (Margarita Cremo)

The Transfiguration of the Lord August 06, 2017

“ This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well

pleased; listen to him. ”

MT 17: 1-9

Biography of St. Clare of Assisi:

Daughter of a count and countess. Her father died young. After hearing Saint Francis of Assisi preach in the

streets, she confided to him her desire to live for God, the two became close friends. On

Palm Sunday 1212 the bishop presented her with a palm, which she apparently took as a sign. Clare and her cousin Pacifica ran away from her mother's palace during the night. She eventually took the veil of religious profession from Francis at the Church of Our Lady of the Angels in

Assisi.

Founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares) at San Damiano, and led it for 40 years. Everywhere

the Franciscans established themselves through-out Europe, there also went the Poor Clares, depending solely on alms, forced to have complete faith on God to

provide through people; a lack of land-based revenues was a new idea at the time. Clare's mother and sisters later

joined the order, and there are still thousands of members living lives of prayer in silence.

Clare loved music and well-composed sermons. She was humble, merciful, charming, optimistic, and chivalrous.

She would get up late at night to tuck in her sisters who'd kicked off their covers. She daily meditated on the

Passion. When she learned of the Franciscan martyrs in Morrocco in 1221, she tried to go there to give her own life for God, but was restrained. Once when her convent was about to be attacked, she displayed the Sacrament in a monstrance at the convent gates, and prayed before it;

the attackers left.

Toward the end of her life, when the was too ill to attend Mass, an image of the service would display on the wall of her cell; thus her patronage of television. She was ever the

close friend and spiritual student of Francis, who apparently led her soul into the light .

The Transfiguration of the Lord

"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." Oh, to be on that

mountain! What a priceless experience for Peter, James, and John. If they had ever

doubted, if they wondered whether Jesus was really who he said he was, their confidence

surely got a boost on the day of the Transfiguration. Before their very eyes, Jesus'

divine beauty radiated gloriously while the two ancient prophets also appeared in miraculous manner. And to top it off, the voice of God the Father spoke from the heavens and confirmed that it was all true: Jesus really is the Son of

God! Why did Jesus reveal himself in such a

remarkable way to these men? Perhaps we have an answer in today's epistle. Peter writes, "We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven

while we were with him on the holy mountain." Peter mentions this fact in order to confirm his credibility as a preacher as he goes on to say,

"We possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be

attentive to it." Because of the mission that Peter had to help shape and nurture the

Church in its earliest days, his position as an "eyewitness" to the Transfiguration helped to

gain the attention, and the faith, of his hearers. So although we were not there during this holy apparition, we have the benefit of it. We, and the faithful through the ages, have heard the testimony that Jesus is truly our God from

those who saw in person that it was for real. In this way, the Transfiguration is able to bolster the faith of many, not just the three men who were there that day. May we have the grace to

allow the feast we celebrate today to truly deepen our faith.

La Transfiguración del Señor

Pedro, Santiago y Juan querían descansar en sus laureles disfrutando de la gloria de Jesús. La voz divina que se escuchó desde el cielo los

trajo a la realidad. No se podían quedar allá arriba, tenían que bajar de la montaña,

escuchar a Jesús y vivir lo que habían visto y oído. Su propia trasfiguración y la nuestra de

ver la gloria deben pasar en aceptar el costo de lo desconocido de la jornada diaria en el

discipulado. Ser discípulo del Señor no es tarea fácil, cuesta y eso lo sabemos. El Papa

Francisco, en su rezo del Ángelus el primero de marzo del 2015 nos dijo:

"'Este es mi Hijo amado; escuchadlo' (Mc 9, 7). Jesús es el Hijo hecho Siervo, enviado al mundo para realizar a través de la Cruz el proyecto de la salvación, para salvarnos a todos nosotros.

Su adhesión plena a la voluntad del Padre hace su humanidad transparente a la gloria de Dios,

que es el Amor... La consigna para los discípulos y para nosotros es esta:

'¡Escuchadlo!'. Escuchad a Jesús. Él es el Salvador: seguidlo". Continúo el pontífice: "Con

Pedro, Santiago y Juan subamos también nosotros hoy al monte de la Transfiguración y

permanezcamos en contemplación del rostro de Jesús, para acoger su mensaje y traducirlo en

nuestra vida; para que también nosotros podamos ser transfigurados por el Amor".

Transfigurados por el amor, es lo fundamental del mensaje, sobre todo en estos tiempos de

oscuridad e incertidumbre para muchos inmigrantes de esta país y del mundo entero. La

Segunda Carta de Pedro también lo clarifica: "Hasta que despunte el día y el lucero de la

mañana amanezca en los corazones de ustedes" (2 Pe 1, 19)

The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week for :

All Teens that have lived their ACTS Retreat

Talleres de Oracion y Vida

Talleres de Oracion te invita a tener una relacion mas intima con Jesus a travez de la oracion. Poco a poco encontraremos la liberacion, sanacion de heridas, recuerdos, vivificaremos nuestra fe y recupere-mos el encanto de Dios y la Alegria de vivir.

Sesion Apertura Espanol:

Jueves 10 de Agosto 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. Para mas informacion favor de contactar a Maria de Jesus Ruiz al (956) 645-0664

“ Yo soy la vid vosotros los Sarmientos. El que permanece en mi y yo en el, ese da mucho fruto; porque separados de Mi no podeis hacer nada” Jn. 15,5

July 29th & July 30TH, 2017

Total Sunday’s Offering $ 21,269.49

Prayer and Life Workshop

Want to enrich your prayer life? Want a more intimate relationship with god?

The Prayer and Life Workshops will offer you that and much more! Join us for

our first meeting August 10th in Room #3 at 7:00 p.m. You will learn about

vocal prayer, visual prayer, contemplative prayer, the prayer of adoration, and

many more! These workshops are for adults only, and are for both men and

women. See you there!

Please contact Virginia Aranda

at (956) 489-7007 for more information.

St. Patrick Catechists

Save the date, Sunday September 17th

beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. followed by a

Luncheon after Mass at 11 a.m. in the Parish

Hall. Please make plans to attend. Blessings!

This year, the Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 17,

2017. The 2017 theme will be "Living as Missionary Disciples." Those who the

Community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be

commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful

opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism,

in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday

is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a

community of faith.

Late C.C.D. Registration for 1st– 5th Grade Students will be available August 7th, 8th, & 9th,

Monday—Wednesday 6p.m.– 8p.m. in the C.C.D. Office. If you have any questions please contact

Javier Compean at (956) 722-6215 ext. 215

There is a $20 fee for late registration

Comunidades de Evangelizacion

Invita a la comunidad de St. Patrick a registrarse para

su Retiro annual de Evangelizacion programado el 08

al 10 de Septiembre despues de

todas las Misas apartir del 13 de

Agosto. Para mas informacion

favor de comunicarse con

Bertha Serna al (956) 612-7500.

Lord, Teach Me To Pray

is a prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, “Praying Christian Virtues”, helps deepen prayer life, and discover what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also introduces the different methods of Ignatian prayer, meditation, contemplation and Consciousness Examen.

A small group will meet with 2 trained facilitators for 1 - 2 hours once a week for 12 weeks to pray and faith share.

Pt. 1 for Women begins date: August 29, 2017. Place: St. Patrick’s Parish Hall Room 5 Time: 6:30 P.M. To register contact Cynthia Snyder at 956-763-5065 or

Ada Montalvo 956-236-9377

The Choice Wine

The Choice Wine: “7 Steps to a Superabundant Marriage”

is an online marriage program that consists of video

sessions over 9 weeks and teaches couples ways of “divorce-

proofing” their marriages. After each video, the couples

break up into groups to analyze and discuss content.

Sessions are faith-based. The program is free of charge.

Fall session starts on September 5th on Tuesday’s starting at

7:00 pm and ending at 8:30 pm at St. Patrick Parish Hall.

For more information and to register, please visit https://

stpatricklaredo.org/the-choice-wine

Late registration for Confirmation Students will be held

August 7th, 8th, & 9th from 9-11:30 a.m. & 2–4:30 p.m.

There will be a $20 fee for late registration.

Friendly Reminder: Meeting for all

Ministry Leaders August 9th Room #1 at

7:00 p.m.

Help us pray for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ-

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to You in this time of

illness. O’ dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and

strength to accept this burden. Dear God,we place our worries in Your hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to

acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.

Adolfo De Luna Richard Camacho Rene San Miguel Aurora González Michael ‘Mikey’ Leija Jr. Refugio ‘Cuco' Escobedo Jesse Rodríguez

Francisco Velasquez Alex de la Garza Frances Rizo Rosa Vidaurri Dora L. Singer Adolph Puig